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About Barayatha Village

Barayatha is a large village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,976, made up of 2,656 males and 2,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 994.23 hectares hectares.

Barayatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barayatha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Shahgarh
Area (hectares) 994.23 hectares
Population 4,976
Male Population 2,656
Female Population 2,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barayatha compares

By the 2011 count Barayatha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 994.23 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Barayatha

Barayatha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barayatha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barayatha from other places

Barayatha lies about 54 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 46 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barayatha
Tehsil headquarters Shahgarh 19 km
Nearest town Banda 27 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 46 km
District headquarters Sagar 54 km

Villages closest to Barayatha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahgarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barayatha

As per the Census of India 2011, Barayatha village had a population of 4,976. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Barayatha village has 2,656 males and 2,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barayatha has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Barayatha covers 994.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barayatha falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barayatha is Ganeshganj, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barayatha.

Barayatha is about 54 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barayatha is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Shahgarh is about 19 km away. Banda is about 27 km away. Ganeshganj is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakk Barayatha (under 2 km), Alampur (1.9 km) and Jalampur (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barayatha today is likely to be higher.

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